At te, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
job overview
te connectivity’s quality and reliability engineering teams analyze the ability of product and production systems to comply with customer and contractual requirements through established reliability factors. They design, recommend revisions and install quality control systems, develop and document analytical methods for establishing reliability of products and their components and conduct analysis on relative reliability with regards to cost, structure, weight, maintainability, facility of production, and availability of materials and equipment. Out teams develop, implement and monitor company environmental safety programs and policies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, health and safety regulations and recommend corrective actions if necessary. They are responsible for policies and practices to comply with applicable government regulations and industry requirements related to product environmental compliance, the implementation and management of technical and testing standards and specifications, quality control and reliability programs governing materials, product and processes, resulting in the optimization of material and labor, as well as failure analysis, root cause, corrective action and customer communication.
main objective:
1. ensure that new programs are launched to meet / exceed customer expectations and the business unit’s launch metrics. Actively work with customers, product engineering and advanced manufacturing teams located in regional and global locations. Actively engage with manufacturing sites in u.s. and mexico for successful new product introduction.
responsibilities and authority
2. responsible for supplier quality. Bring suppliers level to excellence.
3. manage suppliers scorecards.
4. drive focus supplier programs.
5. active participation in process analysis, design reviews, product quality, process validation and safe launch
6. active involvement with customers to capture voice of customer in te’s manufacturing process to drive flawless execution of new project launches.
7. serve as strong “voice of the customer” to the internal organization
8. expertise in supplier development working with cross functional teams to drive successful and flawless execution
9. drive the fmea process within the organization to ensure closed loop process with lessons learned incorporated into standard fmea.
10. strong background with automotive and high-volume manufacturing
11. drive accountability in the supplier base.
12. coordinate customer concern resolutions and address systemic issues in the design/process development.
13. lead a team of supplier quality engineers in u.s. and mexico.
14. responsible for incoming inspection
15. use of advanced risk analysis tools to understand internal and external risk
16. develop risk mitigation plans to apprise leadership and deliver mature product lines to manufacturing plants
17. lead, coach and mentor staff in a constant and consistent manner to unleash people to realize their maximum potential
18. successful candidate will have significant experience with tier 1 automotive manufacturing background
19. strategic thinking and a 4dx/qsb approach to drive proactive lead measures
20. drive continuous improvement initiatives from a process and systemic perspective to improve cost of poor quality and response time to customers
21. challenge status-quo and develop teams to own and drive continuous improvement mentality
what your background should look like:
education :
22. bs degree in engineering from an accredited university
23. master’s in engineering or mba preferred
professional experience:
24. experience and knowledge of fmea
25. +10 years of experience
26. prior experience or background in manufacturing engineering / product engineering is strongly desired
27. heavy experience tier 1 / oem environment
28. experience with minitab or other statistical software strongly desirable.
29. specific qualification, knowledge and skills iatf-16949 requirements - certification preferred
30. lean six sigma black belt or advanced knowledge and use of shainin tools preferred
31. good working knowledge of automotive control systems
32. hands on experience with all tools of iatf 16949, vda6.3 and root cause analysis.
33. a strong sense of urgency and ability to multi-task in a very fast paced global business environment is required
34. ability to think out of the box
35. challenge status-quo and drive innovation
36. proficiency in working with microsoft office tools and other software products
37. travel within us, mexico and other international locations as required
38. strong aptitude for problem-solving
39. valid visa (mandatory).
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